Ron Banks

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Ron Banks's article explains that

  • Formal research on bullying has taken place in the Scandinavian countries, Great Britain, and Japan
  • Bullying is more indirect by causing a student to be socially isolated through intentional exclusion
  • Bullying reaches it's peak in Middle School/Junior High
  • Bullies often come from homes that give physical punishment
  • 60% of bullies in grades 6-9 are arrested by the age of 24
  • People believe that bullying makes them stronger
  • Bullying teaches victims behavior
  • Victims feel that calling for an adult will bring more harrasment
  • Many people bully as a right of passage
  • Many programs that prevent bullying involve acting out bullying situation




Banks, R. (1997, 4). Bullying in schools. Retrieved from http://www.vtaide.com/png/ERIC/Bullying-in-Schools.htm